Alaskan_Son

You're welcome. I do a lot of kitchens and baths myself but I still don't use the wall elevation tool. Way too limiting IMO. I much prefer to just use a normal elevation/cross section along with a quick CAD mask.

Chief doesn't cut those barge rafters right either. I think the best option is usually custom p-solid soffit AND custom p-solid barge rafter/fascia.

It should still take you to the folder. Regardless though, just show hidden items and eliminate that problem.

You're probably not getting all of it. You need to make sure and highlight ALL of it. Like I said, if it's in a zipped folder you'll have to leave the file name off of the end. You would only want to copy and paste this portion... C:\ProgramData\Chief Architect Premier X9\Referenced Files\DalTile.zip

Hey John, here's a quick video...

I made this video to cover your issue and one other issue for another user. I used a 90 degree wall intersection but the same basic principle applies. You have to use the Edit Wall Layer Intersections tool...

Just copy and paste the file path from the texture source... You can either copy and paste directly into the appropriate map field OR if you need to modify the jpg first then you can copy and paste the folder path into Windows File Explorer. If it's located in a zipped folder you'll probably need to leave the actual file name off the end though.

I took a quick glance at the plan but don't have the time to study it much further right now. What you're seeing is definitely NOT normal Chief behaviour though. If someone doesn't figure out whats wrong here in pretty short order I would definitely suggest you report it to tech support.

Hey Peter, I never actually use wall elevation cameras so I hadn't noticed this problem before but you appear to be absolutely correct. They aren't working the same as they used to and I can easily reproduce your issue. I would recommend you report this to tech support. In the meantime, it looks like the problem is that the program needs a defined edge there in order to draw anything. There are a few workarounds that might hold you over until Chief fixes the issue... 1. If it happens at an outside corner, use the Edit Wall Layer Intersections tool to drag the drywall layer on the wall being viewed back so that its not being flush with the inside face of the adjacent wall and not being beveled or tucked behind. This drywall edge will then produce a line. 2. If it's not at an outside corner you can place a break and do the same as above... 3. You can assign a Wall Covering to the wall that is the same material as your interior wall finish and covering the entire wall. 4. Same as above but you can assign that Wall Covering to the entire room. 5. Click on the Wall Material Region Tool, click once on the wall, set that material region to Cut Finish Layers Of Parent Object, and assign the same material as your wall finish except make it like 1/64" thicker. 6. Or of course you can just draw them in manually. The problem really needs to be reported and addressed but in the meantime hopefully one of the above will work for you. Any one of them should cause those lines to draw... Hope that helps.

If you want a solution you should really post a plan (even a stripped down version). It could be a material setting, it could be a layer setting, it could be a layer set setting, etc.

Just a wild guess here but do you have retain wall framing checked on one or more of those walls? If so, the original wall is just obeying what you told it to do and one or more of the auto framed walls are auto framing to a new location based on newer plan iterations.

I get the same behavior sometimes too. It actually happened with one of my plans earlier today. It was zoomed way in on a blank area in the plan too so it definitely wasn't based on my last save. Anyway, I know that isn't much help. Just want to let you know that you're not alone with your problem. I have just never personally cared enough to look into it any further. I just zoom out and get back to work. It's definitely worth reporting to tech-support if it bothers you though and I would strongly encourage you to do just that. Many of us spend a lot of time reporting problems that benefit all of us but as with so many other cases… We only have so much time in the day and we have to choose our battles carefully.

I only did this very quickly and there are obviously a number of things that will need adjusting (structural settings, heights, moldings, roof pitches, etc.) but it was all done automatically except that I had to drag the roof back above the window seat after the auto build. I really didn't do anything special. Just adjusted a few minor settings. Anyway, like I said, you'll have to perfect it but take a look at the attached plan and see if you can figure it out from there... Bumpout.plan

That looks really nice Ross. Good job!

Here's a few tips that may or may not help you out Larry...

No. You'll just need to let it live in layout. You should be using layout to create your documents anyway though right? Or...you can just upgrade to Premier and get all the tools you might need.

Sorry, no...you do not have that tool. You may just have to use one of the other methods after all. I think the next best option for you is probably going to be sending your cross section view to layout as Plot Lines and then using the Edit Layout Lines tool. Here's a quick video...

I think the most efficient solution for this type of thing is to simply take a section view>CAD Detail From View and adjust as necessary. There are more complex solutions but I don't think they're really worth it.

No way to do this without creating a modified door symbol. Good thing is that once you do it once, simply add that door to your library and you have it available for next time you need it.

In X9 that has been moved to the new Object Information tab...

A few Options.... 1. Hit Undo 2. Edit>Delete Objects. Select "All Rooms On This Floor", check Automatic Dimensions, and click Delete. 3. Select one of the automatic dimensions, click on the Match Properties tool (Control+J), check "Layer", click Okay, and then hit delete. 4. If you want to be a little more selective, activate one of the manual dimension tools and Shift (or Control) select the desired dimensions (either with a marquis or one by one). It may help to turn off some layers for this operation depending on what exactly you're trying to do.

You can also try to simply open the text objects and click okay. You can even group select them and do this.

Very good advice Perry. I regularly clean out my computer too, especially when I start experiencing unexpected slow downs, freeze ups, or crashes. It can make a substantial difference. I've never used a vacuum though. I always just use those "duster" cans of compressed air.

I can't speak to your particular issue, but I can tell you this. I noticed wall alignment issues during the upgrade from X8 to X9. I have yet to report it because I was too busy when I noticed the problem and I just fixed them at that time but I had attic walls that were just ever so SLIGHTLY out of alignment with the walls below. Just enough to have those pesky lines show up in vector views. I just clicked the Align With Wall Below tool for all the offending walls but it was a strange anomaly indeed.

It's because you have no ceiling above that wall to stop it from going all the way up to the roof below. Drag your ceiling planes over to cover those walls. Also, not sure where Gary was talking about, but you definitely should try using the new Shelf Ceiling tool over the room on that side where you have the shelf. It's an extremely handy new tool.